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It's going to be held at August 22nd, 10am EST, our 10th Latin-MH Study Group with the theme "Digital Technology for Preventing Early Mortality Among People Living with Serious Mental Illnesses". This webinar will be presented by Dr. John A. Naslund, PhD from Dartmouth College, and will be held in English, online, via Adobe Connect. Come join and build capacity with us!

About the Presentation: Globally, individuals living with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, or bipolar disorder, experience dramatically reduced life expectancy compared to the general population. Alarmingly high obesity rates, elevated risk of chronic medical conditions, and poor cardiovascular health contribute to this early mortality disparity. Debilitating mental health symptoms, societal stigma, and socioeconomic disadvantage such as homelessness, unemployment, and poverty have further devastating consequences on the health, functioning, and wellbeing of people with serious mental illness. Addressing this early mortality disparity represents a major global public health priority. This webinar will examine the potential for digital technologies to support health promotion efforts among people with serious mental illness. Findings from a series of preliminary studies using wearable devices, mobile technology, and popular social media such as Facebook and Twitter will be summarized and discussed. This webinar aims to highlight how digital technology could advance the development, evaluation, and implementation of interventions to address the early mortality disparity among individuals with serious mental illness.

About the Presenter: John A. Naslund, PhD, is a Research Associate with the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth College. Dr. Naslund completed his PhD in health policy and clinical practice through The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Dartmouth College. His work has focused extensively on applying novel methodologies and leveraging digital technology to address the dramatically shortened life expectancy impacting individuals living with serious mental illness. Dr. Naslund is especially interested in exploring how digital technologies and social media may be leveraged to promote the rights, dignity, and health and wellbeing of individuals living with mental illness worldwide. Currently, Dr. Naslund is Co-Investigator on Proyecto DIADA, a National Institute of Mental Health funded Collaborative Hub with partners at Dartmouth College and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá aimed at scaling up mental health care in community settings throughout Latin America. He also serves on the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health focused on the role of digital technology for global mental health. Dr. Naslund has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications, and is recipient of grant funding from the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, the Hitchcock Foundation, and the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.

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It's going to be held at August 22nd, 10am EST, our 10th Latin-MH Study Group with the theme "Digital Technology for Preventing Early Mortality Among People Living with Serious Mental Illnesses". This webinar will be presented by Dr. John A. Naslund, PhD from Dartmouth College, and will be held in English, online, via Adobe Connect. Come join and build capacity with us!

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It was held on May 29th our 9th Latin-MH Study Group with the theme "New Technologies for Mental Health Assistance". This theme, our study group was tutored by Dr. Ines Hungerbühler, PhD from University of São Paulo. The webinar was held via Adobe Connect, and this edition was in English. Watch it right now!

It was held on March 30th our 8th Latin-MH Study Group with the theme "IntelliCare - Mobile Apps for Depression and Anxiety". This time, the speaker was Dr. Kenneth Weingardt, PhD from Northwestern University. The webinar was held online via Adobe Connect, and this edition was in English. Watch the video right now!

Our 7th Study Group consisted in the debate "Primary-Care Professionals Mental Health: work-related factors" with Dr. Andréa Tenório, and it was held on February 31st. In this meeting we discussed the findings of ThePANDORA-SP Study. This webinar was broadcasted online via Adobe Connect and it happened in two sessions: one in portuguese and one in english. The link to the videos may be found below!